BSc vs MMath - What's the difference?

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Why a mathematics degree?

There are lots of exciting reasons to join us on a mathematics degree, take a look below at what you could get involved with.

Professional Training placements

Our Professional Training placements helps you to gain the experience you need to stand out from the crowd, and the opportunity to gain graduate job offers from your placement companies.

The placement covers all our undergraduate courses, please take a look at our professional training site for more information.

Study abroad

There are lots of great aspects of studying abroad including meeting new people, living in a country you've not been to before where you can get involved in the culture and learning in a different academic environment.

Locations mathematics students can visit depending their course include:

The University of Queensland, Australia

University of Sydney, Australia

La Trobe University, Australia

Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Brock University, Canada

North Carolina State University, USA

University of Central Florida, USA

University of Virginia, USA

Northern Arizona University, USA

University of Cincinnati, USA

California State University, USA

Texas Tech University. USA

University of North Texas, USA.

Find out more about studying abroad as part of your studies here at Surrey.

MMath 4 or 5 years

The enhanced four or five year MMath degree course offers the opportunity to study at a higher level, and the six month integrated placement scheme gives students the chance to use this high level material in a working research environment.

MMath with integrated placement

Students enrolled on this course complete their project during their placement under the guidance of both an academic member of staff and an experienced industrial partner.

Summer research studentships

Each year, the Department of Mathematics offers a minimum of two summer research studentships to undergraduate students in the middle years of their degree for a period of up to eight weeks during the summer vacation.

These studentships can help students discover whether or not they would be suited to a career in academia or one involving high levels of industrial research.

For more information on the summer research studentships, please contact Dr Matthew Turner.

Global Graduate Award

We offer free language courses here at the University as part of the Global Graduate Award in Languages, so you can learn a new language whilst studying, or improve on one you already know.

Mathematics education module

We also have a dedicated Mathematics Education module in year 3 which places students in local secondary schools under the watchful eye of a teacher mentor, giving them first first hand experience of teaching mathematics at this level. For more information contact Jonathan Bevan.

Amazing Maths seminar

Alongside the assessed modules, the department runs Amazing Maths seminars which introduce topics and problems that show the beauty of mathematics. These seminars are ideal for those students who are fascinated by the application of mathematics in every day life.